Improvement in double-winged plaited cord



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No. 200,303. Paten'fedFeb.12,1878.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRIEDRICH W. HUIPELSBERG, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR rIO STEINBORN8v HUPPELSBERG, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN DOUBLE-WINGED PLAITED CORD.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 200,303, dated February12, 1878 application led June 20, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRIEDRICH W. HUP- PELsBERG, of the city of Brooklyn,county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedDouble-Winged Plaited Oord, which invention is set forth in thefollowing spcciication, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l represents a transverse section. Fig. 2 isa side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a diagram of the machine which I usein producing my double-winged plaited cord.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to an improvement upon the patent granted to meJune 19, 187 7 and consists in a plaited cord provided with braidedwings projecting from its sides, each of said wings being produced of aseries of longitudinal threads covered by one-half of the threads whichare used for plaiting the body of the cord, thereby producing a plaitedcord which can be readily attached to the edge of a garment or otherarticle by folding the wings over said edge and securing the wholetogether by stitching or other means.

In the drawing, the letter A designates my double-win ged cord, whichconsists of a round or cylindrical body, c, and two wings, b b,projecting from its sides, said cylindrical body having the appearanceof a cord of that class which is usually employed for ornamenting andprotecting the edges of -garments or of other articles.

The cylindrical body a consists of a bunch of parallel or warp threads,c, which may be loose or twisted together, and which are covered by thebraiding-threads d, while the iiat wings b b consist each of a series ofwarpthreads, e, which run parallel to the warpthreads o of thecylindrical body, and which are covered each by one-half of the samebraiding-threads d, which also cover the bunch of warp-threads o. Bothoperations-that of plaiting the round cord or cylindrical body, and alsothat of making ilat braids-are well known, and are performed on anordinary braiding-machine; but I have combined both operations into one,so` that one half of the I braiding-threads d, all of which serve toplait the cylindrical body, are used to unite" the warp-threads c of onewing, and the other half those of the other wing.

The manner in which the combination of the ordinary machine for plaitinground cords and for making flat braids is combined is il-L lustrated inFig. 3. In this diagram the letter O designates an ordinary machine forplaiting round cords, in the disks of which work the jacks 1 2.

In theexample shown in the drawing all the disks contain four notches,with the eX- ception of four disks, r1 r2, each of which contains fivenotches. From the disks r1 the jacks 1 pass into the disk s of amachine, l?, for making flat braids, and from the disk r2 the jacks 2pass into the disk t of a second machine, Q, for making flat braids. Thethreads carried by the jacks l therefore form the braid or win g on oneside of the cylindrical body or cord a, and the threads carried by thejacks 2 form the braid or wing on the opposite side of the cylindricalbody, while the threads carried by all the jacks 1 2 serve to plait saidcylindrical body.

This combination of three machines, O l? Q, forms the subject-matter ofa separate application, and I do not give, therefore, a detaileddescription of the same in this specification; but the general operationof this combination machine will be readily understood from the diagram.

rllhe great advantage of my double-winged cord will be readilyappreciated by tailors, dressmakers, upholsterers, and others.

If an ordinary round cord is to be attached to the edge of a garment,the tailor or dressmaker has to stitch through the cord-an operationwhich cannot be performed on a sewing-machine.

My double-winged cord can be secured in the same manner as an ordinarybraid by folding the two wings over the edge of the garment andstitching through the whole, and when secured it combines the advantagesof a cord and of a braid. My double-winged cord can. also be used onfurniture or other articles.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure In testimony that I oleiin.the foregoing I by Letters Patent, is have hereunto set my hand and sealthis 14th As anew articleof manufacture, the doubleday of June, 1877.

winged plaited oord herein described7 2.11 be- F. W. HUPPELSBERG. fL.S.j

in g formed iu one piece, the two braided wings Witnesses:

projeotingfrom the opposite sides ofthe plaited W. HAUFF,

oord7 as and for the purpose set forth. E. F. KASTENHUBER.

